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    The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

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A woman of mystique is fully aware of her flaws and weaknesses, yet she is strong enough to admit them read more

A woman of mystique is fully aware of her flaws and weaknesses, yet she is strong enough to admit them and not be embarrassed by them.

by Jean Lush Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come read more

People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come into the gray areas. Things are not all black and white. There have to be compromises. The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

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The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

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Better bend than break.

Better bend than break.

by Scottish Proverb Found in: Compromise Quotes,
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Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are.

Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are.

by Howard Hughes Found in: Compromise Quotes,
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I'm a compromiser and a maneuverer. I try to get "something." That's the way our system works.

I'm a compromiser and a maneuverer. I try to get "something." That's the way our system works.

by Lyndon B. Johnson Found in: Compromise Quotes,
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Fine by defect, and delicately weak.

Fine by defect, and delicately weak.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture.

Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture.

by Erich Fromm Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness.

What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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